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P-Funk: Mike Hampton – Kid Funkadelic

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 19 December 1978

REPRESENTING the younger generation of Funkadelicans is Mike Hampton, a long-haired extrovert who plays perhaps the meanest guitar within our musical sphere. "I am not a Rock & Roll freak but I go for power and energy," he quietly points out – in direct contrast to the character he plays on stage.

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